Margaret Erskine (athlete)

Margaret Erskine (31 July 1925 – 21 May 2006) was a British athlete who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics.^[1].

Margaret Erskine

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1925-07-31)31 July 1925 Alton, England
Died	21 May 2006(2006-05-21) (aged 80) Elgin, Scotland
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long jump
Club	Birmingham Atalanta

Biography

Erskine finished second behind Joan Shepherd in the long jump event at the 1948 WAAA Championships.^[2][3][4]

Shortly afterwards at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, she competed in the women's long jump.^[5]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Margaret Erskine Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
2. "Mrs Jordan keeps title". Weekly Dispatch (London). 27 June 1948. Retrieved 2 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
4. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
5. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 February 2025.

External links

• Margaret Erskine at Team GB
• Margaret Erskine at Olympedia